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1 Name of Syllabus C.C. in Creche and Preschool Management
(411210)
2 Max. No’s of Student 25 students.
3 Duration 1 YEAR
4 Type Full Time
5 No Of Days / Week 6 Days
6 No Of Hours /Days 7 Hrs
7 Space Required Lab = 600 Sq feet
Class Room = 200 Sq feet
TOTAL = 800 Sq feet
8 Entry Qualification S.S.C. passed
9 Objective Of On completion of the course
Syllabus/ 1. To develop in fostering the overall development of children between 0 to 8 yrs.
2. To develop skills in promoting all round development of children between 0 to
introduction 8 years.
3. To develop skill in understanding growth and development of children between
age 0 to8yrs.
4. To understand importance of early years.
5. To be able to handle the problems of children.
6. To guide children in a proper way.
7. To develop skills of parent education.
8. To be able to provide and create proper environment for children.
9. To be able to adopt effective methods and techniques for meeting the various
needs of children.
10. To acquire knowledge and skills in administration of Day care centers and
Nursery schools.
11. To be able to manage Nursery school and Day care centre.
12. To inculcate knowledge regarding quality management of Day Care Centers
and Nursery Schools.
13. To become aware regarding health and nutrition of children.
10 Employment Student can get employment in related establishment.
Opportunity
11 Teacher’s Qualification Diploma in Concern field.
12 Training System Training System Per Week
Theory Practical Total
18 Hours 24 Hours 42 Hours
13 Exam. System
Sr. Paper Name of Subject TH/PR Hours Max. Mini.
No. Code Marks Marks
1 41121011 Child Development TH‐I 3 hrs. 100 35
Preschool Years
41121012 TH‐II 3 hrs. 100 35
2 Organization and Management
of Creche and Day‐care
Centers
3 41121013 Parent and Community – TH‐III 3 hrs. 100 35
Education and Involvement
4 41121021 Child Development PR‐I 3 hrs. 100 50
Preschool Years
5 41121022 Organization and Management PR‐II 3 hrs. 100 50
of Creche and Day‐care
Centers
6 41121023 Parent and Community – PR‐III 3 hrs. 100 50
Education and Involvement
Total 600 255
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Creche and Preschool Management
THEORY ‐ I ‐ Child Development Preschool Years
PART A
1. Introduction to child development
1.1 Meaning and scope of child development
1.2 Importance of early years
1.3 Principles of development
1.4 Factors influencing growth and development,
1) Heredity, 2) Environment 3) Maturation and learning 4) Nutrition
5) Endocrine glands 6) Illness 7) Rest & exercise.
1.5 Introduction to development stages
1.6 Concept of all round development
Physical Motor Mental Social, Emotional
(Concept of each term to be discussed)
2. Parental development
2.1 Reproductive organs of male & female
2.2 Conception
2.3 Danger signals during pregnancy
2.4 Care during pregnancy
2.5 Prenatal development
2.6 Stages & types of labour
3. Neonatal period (0 to 15 days)
3.1 The new born baby
Physical appearance of the neonate
Body proportions of neonate
3.2 Types of adjustment of neonate
Adjustment to temperature
Adjustment to breathing
Adjustment to nourishment
Adjustment to elimination
3.3 Reflexes
3.4 Care of the new born
Feeding breast, bottle, and care to be taken while feeding
3.5 Clothing Sleep and rest Bathing
Care of umbilical cord
Care of mouth, eyes, nose, and ears
3.6 Characteristics of premature baby and special care
4. Infancy (15 days to 1 year)
4.1 Physical development
Height and weight
Concept of norms
Body size
Body proportions
Muscular development
Skeletal development
4.2 Motor development
Stages / sequence of motor development
Manipulation
Developmental milestones
4.3 Mental development
Piaget’s stage of sensory motor learning
Stimulation of infants
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Language development / communication during infancy ‐ crying, gesturing,
babbling pronouncing words.
Role of adults in providing verbal stimulation
4.4 Social development
Importance of early social experiences
Relation to adults and other children
4.5 Emotional development
Development of emotions (general expressions crying smiling, anger)
Foundations for healthy personality
Role of cuddling, rocking, talking smiling and playing, keeping the baby comfortable
4.6 Care of the infants
Nutrition – 1) Breast Feeding
i) Advantages ii) Care
2) Bottle Feeding
i) Advantages and disadvantages ii) Care
3) Weaning
4) Supplementary feeding
i) Advantages ii) Care
Sleep – Patterns, position, regulating sleep bath, clothes
Immunization
4.7 Common problems in infancy
Crying
Teething
Digestive troubles (Constipation colic diarrhea and dysentery).
Cough and cold
Oozing from ear
5. Toddlerhood (1 1/2 year to 2 years)
5.1 Physical development
Height, weight
Body proportions
Muscular development
Skeletal development
Teeth development
Illness and accidents and prevention
5.2 Motor development
Sequence of motor development
Various motor skills
(walking, running, jumping, climbing, talking, eating, self help skills)
5.3 Social development
Relating to adults and other children
Playing – Types of play
Play material – importance, how to make, how to use
Ego centrism
5.4 Emotional development
Anger & temper tantrum Fear
Attachment – love & happiness
5.5 Toilet training during toddler hood
Meaning
Bowel control –age, handling, bladder control
Toilet accidents, Toilet training
Bed wetting
6. Developmental tasks during infancy & toddlerhood
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PART B
Child Development ‐ Preschool Years
1. Need to understand children
1.1 Ways of understanding children
1.2 Need and importance of it
1.3 Observation, Home visit, interview with parents, checklist
1.4 Characteristics of preschool children
2. Physical development
2.1 Height, Weight
2.2 Skeletal development
2.3 Muscular development
2.4 Brain development
2.5 Teeth development
2.6 Illness & accidents preventive measures
3. Motor development
3.1 Importance
3.2 Various motor skills and their importance
3.3 Factors affecting motor skills
Body size, readiness, motivation, attention span, feedback, opportunity, practice
3.4 Handedness
3.5 Parent’s role and teacher’s role
4. Emotional development
4.1 Characteristics of children’s emotions
4.2 Common emotions, their causes, expression, handling fear, anger, jealousy, affection
4.3 Teacher’s role
5. Mental development
5.1 Piaget’s, pre‐operational stage
5.2 Perception, Memory, Imagination
5.3 Concept formation, Reasoning, Curiosity
5.4 Role of adults in promoting cognitive development
5.5 Language development, comprehension, vocabulary building, sentences formation speech
defects.
6. Social development
6.1 Development of social behavior
6.2 Role of parents, teachers and other adults in socialization. Role of peer group
6.3 Patterns of behavior, Expressions, Handling
Negativism
Aggression
Quarrelling
Rivalry
Shyness and Timidity
7. Play
7.1 Role and importance of play
7.2 Nature of play
7.3 Types of play: Sensory motor, free play, social play, imaginative, dramatic, constructive play
7.4 Developmental stages in play
7.5 Play material
8. Discipline and guidance
8.1 Meaning and importance
8.2 Elements of discipline Rules, Rewards, Punishment consistency
8.3 Disciplinary techniques
Authoritarian
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Permissive
Democratic / Authoritative
9. Guidance through speech and action
10. Behavior problems their causes, symptoms and handling
10.1 Thumb sucking
10.2 Masturbation
10.3 Enuresis / Bedwetting
10.4 Nail‐biting
10.5 Withdrawal
10.6 Lying
10.7 Stealing
10.8 Dawdling
10.9 Hostility & aggression
11. Developmental tasks during preschool years
PRACTICAL ‐ I ‐ Child Development Preschool Years
PART A
1. Observation
1.1 Norms of age group 3 months to 30 months to be discussed in the class.
1.2 According to norms observe the babies of the age group 3 months to 30
months
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
18 months
24 months
30 months
1.3 Post observation discussion.
1.4 Meaning & use of checklist
1.5 Checklist to be developed
1.6 Recording the development of above age group in the check list (using a checklist)
2. Interview
2.1 Preparing a questionnaire
2.2 Conducting interviews of mothers to find out baby’s routine and health problems of children.
3. Home Visit
3.1 Purpose of home visit
3.2 Preparing a report after the visit.
4. Preparing Mobile for cradles ( It is a toy hung above the cradle.)
4.1 Importance and need to be discussed and written
4.2 Preparing a mobile out of waste material
5. Preparing a picture book
5.1 Need and importance to be discussed and written
5.2 Preparing a picture book by collecting pictures from different newspapers,
books, magazines
6. Preparing soft toy
6.1 Need and importance to be discussed and written
6.2 Preparation of a soft toy from waste cloth, fur or any Kind of cloth which is used to prepare a toys
7. Preparing A Rattle
7.1 Need and importance to be discussed and written
7.2 Preparation of Rattle from waste material
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8. Preparing pull and push toy
8.1 Need and importance to be discussed and written
8.2 Preparation of a toy out of waste material
9. Preparing manipulative toy
9.1 Need and importance to be discussed and written
9.2 Preparation of a toy out of waste material
10. Maintenance of journal and working in the creche day care centre with children.
PART B
1. Observation
1.1 3 to 4 years
1.2 4 to 5 years
1.3 5 to 6 years
(Use checklist) Discussion in the class, on each observation
2. Activities
2.1 Providing activities according to children’s age
2.2 For promoting various developments
2.3 List of the activities and discussion on it
3. Behavior problems
3.1 Observation
3.2 Discussion
3.3 Report writing
4. Case study
4.1 Observation of only one child
4.2 Preparing a report on it
5. Maintain journal and working with children in the preschool
THEORY ‐ II ‐ Organization and Management of Creche and Day‐care Centers
PART A
Theory
1. Significance of early years
1.1 Importance
1.2 Importance of early experiences
2. Characteristics of infants & toddlers
3. Needs of infants & toddlers
3.1 Physical
3.2 Mental
3.3 Socio‐emotional
4. Types of creches
4.1 Mobile creche
4.2 Industrial creche
4.3 Private creche
4.4 Creches under social welfare & home ministry
4.5 Agencies & organizations sponsoring & financing creches & day care centers.
4.6 Procedure for application of registration
5. Objectives of creches & day care centers
6. Activities and experiences for meeting various
Needs of infants and toddlers 3 to 8 years old
6.1 Mothering, stimulation, picture books, toys, songs, simple games
Functions
Goals
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Selection criteria of each
7. Location, Building, equipments, furniture staff‐qualities, role
8. Routine in a creche and day care centers
9. Programme Planning
9.1 Daily
9.2 Weekly
9.3 Monthly
9.4 Considerations to be given at the time of planning programme & initiative
10. Promotion of development of sense of Trust, Autonomy
11. Management & supervision
11.1 Planning of budget
11.2 Mgt. of finance and accounts
11.3 Mobilization of human and material resources
11.4 Reports and records
11.5 Meetings in the agency
11.6 Principles of supervision
11.7 Aspects of supervision
PART B
Organization and Management of Early Childhood Education
Theory
1. Preschool education
1.1 Types : Play group, Nursery school, Balwadi Anganwadi, Montessori, Kinder garden
1.2 History of child education & study of philosophers: eastern & western
1.3 Objectives of preschool education
1.5 Non formal preschool education. Play way method of education.
1.6 Teacher Qualities, role
1.7 Other personnel, Head Mistress, assistant teacher, helper
1.8 Building and furniture (multipurpose)
1.9 Equipment Indoor‐Outdoor
Low cost equipment and substitute
Selection and arrangement of equipment
2. Needs of preschool children
3. Curriculum planning
3.1 Purpose
3.2 Principles
3.3 Factors influencing curriculum
3.4 Types‐Incidental, Planned learning, Long term, Short term
3.5 Individualization of curriculum
4. Project method
4.1 Resource Units
4.2 Setting goals
4.3 Making plans – Criteria
4.4 Definition of project method
5. Language
5.1 Function, goals – Methods of promoting language
Informal talk
Conversation
Asking questions
Riddles
Poem
Picture
Books
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Stories
Songs
5.2 Developing listening skills
6. Environmental studies
6.1 Values
6.2 Content
6.3 Planning and methods of conducting environmental studies
6.4 Field trips
6.5 Special celebration of festivals
7. Science
7.1 Meaning
7.2 Importance
7.3 Goals of teaching science
7.4 Various experiences ‐ methods of conducting
7.5 Areas for a balanced science programme
8. Mathematics
8.1 Objectives
8.2 Skills and understanding
8.3 Classification, comparative concepts, ordering
Measuring, counting, fractions, shapes, patterning
8.4 Vocabulary
9. Music – Review music (Already covered in XI)
10. Creative activities
(already covered in XI)
10.1 Functions
10.2 Role of teacher
10.3 Creative activities
Painting
Finger painting
Clay modeling
Water play
Sand play
Cutting, pasting
Drawing
11. 3R’s
11.1 Reading, writing, Arithmetic
11.2 Promoting readiness – experiences
12. Games for various developments
13. Classroom management
14. Administration of preschool
14.1 Meaning and importance of administration, management, organization
14.2 Role of administrator
14.3 Budget
14.4 Report and Records
PRACTICAL ‐ II ‐ Organization and Management of Creche and Day‐care Centers
PART A
1. Collection of songs
1.1 Importance
1.2 Selection criteria to be written in the journal
1.3 Songs to be written (minimum 100)
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2. Collection of stories
2.1 Importance
2.2 Selection criteria
2.3 Story telling criteria
2.4 Stories to be written (minimum 50)
3. Collection of games
3.1 Importance
3.2 Types (Indoor Outdoor)
3.3 Games to be written (minimum 25 each)
4. Creative activities
4.1 Importance and meaning
4.2 Preparing a specimen copy of each activity and put in a journal
5. Stimulating activities
5.1 Meaning and importance
5.2 Specimen collection for the file
5.3 For different age groups
(These first five practical are again in XII Std. Tell the students to maintain and reuse
them in the second year)
6. Planning annual budget
6.1 Need and importance of budget
6.2 Practicing and preparing a budget for creche / day care centre
7. Preparing a list of equipment
7.1 Conducting a survey
7.2 Preparing a list in the following format
Sr. Name of Name and Indoor / Approximate
No. the address of Outdoor Cost
Equipment the shop
8. Planning
8.1 Daily
8.2 Weekly
8.3 Monthly
(Tell the students to plan for every week before working)
9. Working with Children
(Use the weekly plans while working with children. It means practical No. VIII and
IX will go simultaneously)
PART B
1. Creative activities
1.1 Painting – Finger, stencil, blow, string, splatter, brush, wax
1.2 Making waste material brushes
1.3 Printing – Block, vegetable, cord, leaf, sponge, finger, thumb, different kind of
material (eraser, screw, nail, coin)
1.4 Drawing – crayon, wet chalk, pencil, sketch pen
1.5 Modeling – clay, dough, plasticine
1.6 Paper activities : Tearing, crumbling, twisting, collage, mosaic paper folding,
wrapping and unwrapping of different boxes, cutting, pasting, origami
2. Teaching aids
2.1 Charts
2.2 Bulletin board display, dominoes
2.3 Puzzles : jig‐jaw, self learning
2.4 Flannel board cutouts and Flannel board
2.5 Flash cards
2.6 Mask making
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2.7 Puppets, Finger, stick, paper bag, glove
3. 3R’s activities
3.1 Visual memory, discrimination
3.2 Auditory memory, discrimination
3.3 Mathematical readiness
4. Games for various developments
5 Resource Unit
5.1 Developing, Using
6. Working with (preschool) children
THEORY ‐ III ‐ Parent and Community – Education and Involvement
PART A
Theory
1. Concept of Education
1.1 Definitions & explanations
1.2 Types of education: ‐ formal, informal non‐formal
1.3 Importance of imparting education
1.4 Role of education
1.5 Role of education for parents
1.6 Who can become a parent educator?
2. Agencies of education
2.1 Importance and role
2.2 House (family)
2.3 Older siblings and relations
2.4 Community
2.5 Neighborhood
3. Need and importance of close relationship between
3.1 Home and school
3.2 School and community
For the development of child
4. Educating parents
4.1 Need and importance
4.2 Methods of educating parents and community
4.3 Methods of effective communication with parents
5. Involvement of parents and community for various programmes related to child
5.1 Meetings in the centre
5.2 Gatherings
5.3 Festivals celebrations
5.4 Picnics
5.5 Exhibitions
5.6 Competitions
5.7 Balmela
5.8 Puppet show
6. Role of parents and community in the proper functioning of the creches/ day
care centers / preschool
7. Content of educating mothers and parents
8. Agencies working in the area of child education and child welfare
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PART B
Nutrition and Health
Theory
1. Concept of Health & Nutrition, Definition signs of Good Health in a child
2. Elements of Nutrition and their sources, Basic 5 food groups.
3. Nutritional deficiency, diseases of Energy, Protein, Vitamin” A”, Iron and Calcium –
causes, visible symptoms.
4. Methods of preparation and cooking – germination, fermentation, conservation of nutrients.
5. Storage of food – need and methods for safe and effective storage.
6. Hygienic food handling practice – during storage cooking, serving and eating,
cleanliness of the Kitchen utensils, dinning place.
7. Nutritional needs and meal planning of the following groups
7.1 Pregnant Woman and lactating mother.
7.2 Infant 0 to 3 months – breast milk and substitute milk, care and cleanliness
of the breast of the mother, weaning introduction of vitamin “C” food.
7.3 3 to 6 months weaning introduction of liquid and semi‐solid supplements
7.4 6 to 12 months – weaning semi‐solid and solid supplements and sharing
of the family meal.
7.5 1 to 3 years and 3 to 6 years food habits emphasis on quality of protein.
8. Assessment of Nutritional status, Dietary surveys, anthropometrical and clinical
examination (in brief).
9. Nutritional intervention for the vulnerable group identification of at risk children and
mothers Growth chart.
10. Common ailments of children, cough, cold, constipation, diarrhea, earache, vomiting,
rashes. Common communicable diseases – mumps diphtheria, chicken pox, measles,
malaria, cholera, jaundice, T.B. ,worm infection.
11. Health – a) Immunization schedule, ORT, b) Effect of proper food, sleep, rest,
play, love and attention of parents on the health.
12. Common environmental hazards and their prevention. Housing excreta disposal,
water pollution, air pollution.
13. First aid importance of first aid box and its contents. Occasion when first aid can be
given simple home remedies.
14. Nutrition and health programmes for vulnerable group in India I) ICDS,
II) Mid‐Day meal programme, III) Vitamin A prophylaxis programme,
IV) Anemia control programme.
15. Nutrition Education – Lecture – Demonstration, Exhibition Home Visits, puppet
show, street – play.
PRACTICAL ‐ III ‐ Parent and Community – Education and Involvement
PART A
1. Observation of parents – Teacher meeting, programme
1.1 Observation
1.2 Report writing
2. Organization of parent corner
2.1 Need and importance
2.2 Meaning
2.3 Plan of organization of parent corner
2.4 Implementing a plan in the centre
3. Home Visit
3.1 As per paper II
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4. Organization and conduct Balmela, Competitions
4.1 Importance
4.2 Plan on paper
4.3 Implementation
5. Preparing Teaching aids (which can be used for parent education purpose)
5.1 Bulletin board
5.2 Black board writing
5.3 Posters
5.4 Transparencies
(While preparing these aids give the parent education topics to prepare the aids)
6. Exhibitions
6.1 Need and importance
6.2 Planning related to parent education in arranging
7. Role playing and puppet shows
7.1 Practice
7.2 Script writing
7.3 Performance
8. Parent education posters
(Practical with exhibition and preparation of teaching aids)
9. Preparing teaching aid for the complaining
9.1 Exhibition and preparation of teaching aids
10. Preparation of notices
10.1 Why to send notices
10.2 How to prepare
10.3 Writing
Skills :
After completion of first years course at the end students will develop following skills.
1. Observation of children
2. Interviewing
3. Recording and maintaining a report
4. Preparation of different kind of toys and material for children
5. Using waste material effectively
6. Handling children
7. Recognizing the problems of children
8. Helping children by providing them simulating environment
9. Keeping children engaged and busy
10. Planning effective programmes for children
11. Managing different kind of programmes for children
12. Keeping the environment in the centre hygienically proper
13. Creating comfortable environment for children
14. Handling parent’s problems
15. Preparing different kinds of records
16. Maintaining different kinds of records
17. Arranging picnics, competitions, balmela’s for children
18. Puppet show performance
19. Availing of the resources from environment
20. Planning a budget for creche / day care centre
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PART B
1. Sterilization of bottles or other utensils used for preparing food.
2 Modification of fresh milk and preparation of milk from milk powder for infants.
3. Preparation of weaning foods
i) Liquids, soups, dal water, rice kanji etc.
ii) Semisolid kheer, masala khichadi etc.,
iii) Solids finger foods, bhakari, thick khichadi, dal and rice etc.
4. Preparing nutritious snacks emphasizing the following combination –
i) Cereal with dal
ii) Cereal with milk & milk products
iii) Dal with milk & milk products
iv) Cereal with nuts
v) Vegetables should be added in the snacks
5. Plan and prepare model menu schedule according to the age of children.
6. Case study of nutritionally deficient child.
7. Observation of newborn and premature infants in hospitals – Discussion of
observation and writing report.
8. How to take anthropomorphic measurements –
1) weight using spring balance,
2) height
3) mid arm circumference,
4) chest and head circumference – significant of these measurements.
9. Maintain growth chart and immunization cards for children and guide the parents accordingly.
10. Impart nutrition and health education to the parents Lecture demonstration.
11. Observe the environmental hazards in a creche and a Balwadi ‐ prepare report.
12. Preparation of ORT.
13. Observe the common contents of a first aid box and write their uses.
14. a) Standardize serving nutritious snacks for balwadi feeding.
b) Plan and prepare 25 serving of snacks for balwadi feeding. Quantity preparation
– Practical should be repeated 8 – 10 times.
15. Preparing visual aids for imparting nutrition education to the community.
16. Impart nutrition education to the community using various methods.
17. Preparing Iron rich, calcium rich, vitamin “A” rich dishes.
Note : Maintain a Journal for practical
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Reference books
1. Dr. sushama Date, Panna Akhani ‐ Child development
2. Hurlock E.B. ‐ Child development 6th edition
3. Muralidharan Rajlaxmi ‐ Aguide for Nursery School teachers ‐ N.C.E.R.T. 1967
4. Swaminathan Mina ‐ Play activities for young Children ‐ UNICEF Publication
5. Nutrition and Dietetics ‐ Shubhangi Joshi
6. The feeding and care of infants and young children ‐ Dr. Shanti Ghosh
7. Play ‐ N.C.E.R.T. Publication
8. Hurlock E.B. ‐ Development psychology
9. Hurlock E.B. ‐ Growth and development
10. Feeding infants ‐ Dr. Shanti Ghosh
11. A Text book of foods, nutrition ‐ Dr. Raheena Begum, Shakuntala Wani
12. Preventive medicine ‐ Park and Park Shri Laxmi
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